A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

ss Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.1 6.2 6 0 0 0 44.3
Number of occurrences2612 4 0 0 0 10
Number of authors16 10 4 2

Occurrences of ss in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
med oaf; the Dormoose fell - ss asleep straight away, an nane on page 74

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
Broonie, who isnae a natural ss track n field man, looks like on page 46

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"cin ve walk langeneuch." ee ss em ve oo on page 44

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
maist utmaist universal views ss jist hoo haurd it is tae writ on page 77

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
rmair set fit oan ma ain Isle ss Sanday.' on page 14

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
« ss on page 1

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ss on page 169

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Schellenberg shilpit nixt ees SS-beefers on page 38

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ked ye if ye heard thim: 'The SS is comin, we've been betrayed on page 47

2 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
@FireBurn I've just got the SS today Mike.. The Hubble is in (2022) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
e, an yea canna dinnaye eit!!"ss Weel Baggy, we toung stikken on page 10

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
".+ss these auld withered hands wil on page 10

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"ss neest Setterday?" Morrice abo on page 39

1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
p rubbish as tastes like ?? p#ss! Ony suggestions(2016) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
what a cheeky weelàss shae'll think A am fur axin! on page 10
oot wi tryin, the peur weelàss sut doon an gret. on page 14
," said Alice, "a quare weelàss lik yae," (shae micht weel sa on page 17
"A - A'm a weelàss," said Alice, a weethin doubt on page 52
t. "A hae seen monies a weelàss in mae time, but niver yin wi on page 53
Also on pages 72, 94
7 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
d tae see me bi giein me a kïss, but thïs wumman haesnae sta on page 82
tae Jesus, an gien hïm a kïss o greetin. But Jesus sayed ta on page 108

3 matches

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